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940 McDonald Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3054070044 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Air Quality (1) · Sewer (1) · Noise (1) · Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (1) · Standing Water (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$119,010 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1933)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,299,000 $77,940
2026$1,541,000 $92,460
2027$1,683,000 $100,980

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Emily's BakeryMexicanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway18 Av — F · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 18 Av / McDonald Av — B8 · 200 ft
Citi BikeDitmas Ave & McDonald Ave · 0.3 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 192 - The Magnet School for Math and Science Inquiry
Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

940 McDonald Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-01-31Deed $750,000 — from MELLOUL, HANAN to SAT, YING HUANG; SAT, SIU MAN $750,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
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2022
2023
2024
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001001
2018012003
2019210003
2020000000
2021002002
2022002002
2023000011
2024003003
2025002226
2026001023
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-05-21Restaurant inspection: EMILY'S BAKERY — grade A
2026-04-06Restaurant inspection: EMILY'S BAKERY · mice evidence
2026-02-28311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Other Residence

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-21Restaurant inspection: EMILY'S BAKERY — grade A
2026-04-06Restaurant inspection: EMILY'S BAKERY · mice evidence
2026-02-28311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Other Residence
2025
2025-08-28Restaurant inspection: EMILY'S BAKERY — grade A · mice evidence
2025-08-04311: Standing Water — Puddle in Ground
2025-08-02311: Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint — Spilled Garbage
2025-07-01Deed — from SAT, YING HUANG to SAT, (AS TRUSTEE), YING HUANG; YING HUANG SAT REVOCABLE TRUST
2025-06-17Deed transfer (nominal price)
2025-04-17Restaurant inspection: EMILY'S BAKERY · mice evidence
2024
2024-11-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2024-08-05311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2024-07-19311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2023
2023-12-04Restaurant inspection: EMILY'S BAKERY — grade A
2022
2022-09-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-01311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2021
2021-08-28311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2021-05-21311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2019
2019-11-27DOB complaint, category ?
2019-10-09Job filed: JOB FILED HEREWITH TO ERECT A REAR 1-STORY EXTENSION FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION W/1ST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$59,505
2019-10-09Job filed: JOB FILED HEREWITH TO ERECT A REAR 1-STORY EXTENSION FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION W/1ST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$59,505
2018
2018-10-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2018-04-13311: General Construction/Plumbing — Curb Cut/Driveway/Carport - Illegal
2018-04-13DOB complaint, category ?
2017
2017-04-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014
2014-10-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-09-09Job filed: FILING TO INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. GAS SHUT OFF VALVE FILED UNDER APPLICATION #320927119 NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$3,000
2014-08-18DOB complaint, category ?
2014-05-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-05-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-05-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014-04-17Job filed: EXISTING 2 STORY BUILDING, INTERIOR RENOVATION ON 1ST FLOOR AND CELLAR WITH MINOR PLUMBING INVOLVE. NO CHANGE IN MEANS OF EGREE AND OCCUPANCY UNDER$185,000
2014-04-17Job filed: EXISTING 2 STORY BUILDING, INTERIOR RENOVATION ON 1ST FLOOR AND CELLAR WITH MINOR PLUMBING INVOLVE. NO CHANGE IN MEANS OF EGREE AND OCCUPANCY UNDER$185,000
2014-01-31Deed $750,000 — from MELLOUL, HANAN to SAT, YING HUANG; SAT, SIU MAN$750,000
2010
2010-11-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010-11-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
1988
1988-09-01Deed — from KATCHER, BEATRICE to MELLOUL, HANAN
1988-09-01PAT — from KATCHER, BEATRICE to KATCHER, HENRY
1988-07-13Mortgage satisfied — from KATCHER, BEATRICE; KATCHER, HARRY to EMPIRT 207 FED CRED.UNIO
1974
1974-05-14Mortgage — from KATCHER BEATRICE; KATCHER HARRY to EMPIRT 207 FEDL CREDIT UNION
1974-02-20Deed — from RAMPONE ROSARIO to KATCHER BEATRICE; KATCHER HARRY
1968
1968-06-18Deed — from RAMPONE LEONARD to RAMPONE ROSARIO
1967
1967-11-03Deed — from RAMPONE ROSARIO to RAMPONE LEONARD

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